These photos reveal what it's like to shop at Walmart in China

Walmart stores in China may not look like anything out of the ordinary from the outside, but the interior of the stores couldn't be more different from its U.S. counterparts.

Chinese Walmart stores have open vats of rice and meat on display, and live fish in tanks. As the Associated Press reported last year, all of these differences were incorporated by Walmart managers to ensure that all aspects of Chinese culture were catered to — and it's become the key to the store's success.